Dr. Timothy Elder, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Elder
Dr. Timothy Elder is a family medicine in Gainesville, FL, with 16 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Elder performed 4,950 Medicare services across 3,710 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Elder received a total of $177 from 3 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 3 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Elder is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 856 | $86 | $195 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 355 | $8 | $25 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 331 | $13 | $75 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 315 | $10 | $49 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 267 | $96 | $156 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 227 | $128 | $198 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 223 | $63 | $109 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 208 | $9 | $54 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 183 | $59 | $137 |
| Annual depression screening | 179 | $18 | $28 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 165 | $16 | $94 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 151 | $29 | $30 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 146 | $71 | $80 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 134 | $8 | $15 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 128 | $92 | $160 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 98 | $9 | $65 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 96 | $8 | $47 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 83 | $6 | $12 |
| Vitamin D level test | 80 | $29 | $79 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 71 | $5 | $30 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 69 | $15 | $84 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 66 | $19 | $50 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 46 | $40 | $85 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 40 | $18 | $50 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 36 | $3 | $13 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 31 | $33 | $65 |
| Iron level test | 30 | $6 | $36 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 30 | $9 | $49 |
| COVID-19 vaccine administration | 28 | $40 | $45 |
| COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer bivalent) | 28 | $128 | $150 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 27 | $99 | $254 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 26 | $162 | $307 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 22 | $140 | $302 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 21 | $29 | $29 |
| Uric acid level test | 20 | $4 | $25 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 18 | $282 | $320 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 17 | $161 | $239 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | 16 | $10 | $24 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 16 | $26 | $50 |
| Magnesium level test | 15 | $7 | $20 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 14 | $9 | $55 |
| Screening mammography | 13 | $125 | $150 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 13 | $219 | $415 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 12 | $65 | $109 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2023 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2023)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
3.5 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2023 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Elder is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 16 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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